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The Toyota Prius is available, but are dealer markups coming?

By stop network ⋅ April 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Are Prius supplies really adequate?
My local Toyota dealership isn’t the biggest SoCal dealership, but it isn’t small either. On a normal day, for instance, finding 30 or more Toyota Prius hybrids on the lot isn’t unusual. Of course, these aren’t normal days.
Thanks to rising gas prices and a tsunami-caused supply constraint, today my local dealership [...]

The New “Green” Machines

By garrymadison ⋅ March 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The push to preserve our planet has led to an abundance of new technology and one of the areas where these innovations have been observed most is the automotive industry. There is a new wave of environmentally friendly cars hitting the market in a major way. Environmentally friendly or “green” cars are automobiles that have [...]

Searching For The Finest Previously-Owned Vehicles Should Be Quite Straightforward And Fast

By garrymadison ⋅ March 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Finding the best previously-owned cars dealers may allow you the benefit of haggling for a lower and better cost. If you are in to best previously-owned cars, you know what we’re speaking about – you must feel a special connection with the car you select – and a used car market can permit you [...]

Efficient Cars Under $25k

By tigertomas ⋅ March 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

There is a big market for cars that are more efficient and use les gas; efficient vehicles can end up saving a consumer thousands of dollars throughout the years. The environment is also negatively affected by all the pollution our cars emit. Here is my list of the top picks of most efficient vehicles on [...]

Honda Hybrid Cars – an Industry Leader in the New and Growing Hybrid Vehicle Market

By garrymadison ⋅ March 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It doesn’t matter which color you choose, all Honda Hybrid Vehicles are green. As it relates to environmentally positive cars, Toyota’s Prius and Honda’s Civic Hybrid Vehicles are the market leaders. If you are looking for the greenest vehicle available for purchase, the Toyota Prius or the Honda Hybrid Vehicles are the best [...]

More proof Toyota needs to add a 3rd row of seating to the Prius V

By stop network ⋅ March 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Is Toyota blowing a big opportunity?
According to the car folks over at InsideLine, the larger Toyota Prius V is a better car than the current Prius, offering not just more cargo and passenger room, but also a better overall driving experience.
More interesting, however, is that those willing to offer a positive comment about the Prius [...]

Infiniti’s M35, 29 mpg hybrid fails to impress

By stop network ⋅ February 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Dated looks, dated fuel economy
Official numbers for the Infiniti M35 hybrid have been released. With a combined rating of 29 mpg, the Infiniti M35 hybrid offers 27/32 mpg city/highway.
While it’s great to see hybrid laggard Nissan enter the hybrid game with its own proprietary hybrid drive, Nissan’s first hybrid is simply unimpressive.
Aside from the dated [...]

The Prius Examined

By tigertomas ⋅ January 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Prius’ biggest attraction is the drivetrain, because let’s face it, everything else you can get in a Corolla for less money. For those concerned about dwindling fossil fuels, Toyota Prius is the lean, green statement to make. And now the car comes with even less real world compromises; it drives, rides and performs just like [...]